 Watkins returned from August 2003 through November 2006 and then for a five-month run starting March 6, 2007.He reappeared again near the end of May 2007 and left July 26, 2007, returning temporarily in November 2007.Watkins came back from May 7 to August 6, 2008, for another short-term run, and "Soap Opera Digest" subsequently named David their "Most Entertaining Male Character" of 2008, writing, "Time and time again, David's harebrained schemes and Tuc Watkins's side-splitting performances provide amusement we're always sorry to see end."